Live Painting At Callowhill Boutique

Saturday's event was a successful show to kick off the Jazz fest. The one day popup gallery was located at a small boutique in Reading PA. Not only was it a well attended show but there were people from RDG, DC, NYC, & the regional areas. Artist "Theron Cook was in action "Live Painting" as the people strolled in and out of the gallery sipping wine & nibbling on refreshments. There was a small Q&A session where people were engaging with the artist and from that open conversation inspired 2 of 14 original paintings sold by the end of the event.

Soaring in the sky enjoying the view, landing on pink, red, and purple beautiful flowers as I come down. Drinking the nectar from the flowers through my tongue, which functions like a straw. Siping up and gaining sustenance from tree sap, organic material and (New york natives). Chaos is everywhere in NYC, from nature's most intimate considerations to art of every kind. A tiny difference in my initial parameters resulted in a completely different behavior of a complex system (metro area). I had to keep up, learn fast, and make quick decisions without fear! It was like trying to figure out the earth's weather system, or migratory patterns of birds! lol

Living in New York City for seven months taught me that nature most often works in patterns, which are caused by the sum of many tiny pulses. The Uncertainty Principle (fear) prohibits accuracy, in the present and future. So I'm flying with faith, Love, and patience which creates my pulse. (No fear!)

Metamorphosis is pure magic in nature when a beautiful butterfly emerges fully formed from a chrysalis that was spun from a crawling caterpillar. You may think about a butterfly as a living flower, displaying its beauty wherever it goes. Well my vivid bright colored wings deter predators by suggesting (Confidence, Self Awareness, and Love). Attracting like minds, inspiration, mates and by standing out against the blue sky. The wing coloration and flight path lend a special touch of beauty to nature and or (NYC metro area).

However, as a butterfly I do more than just paint a pretty picture . I help flowers pollinate, eat plenty of weedy plants, and provide a food source for other animals with education through the arts! Being a tropical heliconian butterfly I have a average life-span of approximately 9 months. I will live in the future with my story and my off-springs!

Moving from Reading, PA, to New York City was a metamorphosis, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. I was a very hungry caterpillar, hatching from an egg and stuffing myself with leaves, going through a series of moltings to shed my skin.

One day, I (the caterpillar) stopped eating, hung myself upside down from a leaf and spun myself a silky cocoon. Inside the cocoon (Reading), I started the digestive process by digesting myself (meditation). I used all the protein-rich soup around me to fuel the rapid cell division required to form my necessary adult-artist body parts: the wings, antennae, legs, eyes, genitals, etc. This is the process I needed to become a mature-artist butterfly!

What you are about to witness is Chaos Theory…the Butterfly Effect that will illustrate small initial differences leading to unforeseen results within nine months.

Last night was a brillant execution of celebrating the arts! The artwork and stories of hundreds of artists around the world was digitally displayed as part of the "Creators Deserve to be Seen" project. Live performances were going on all night long with complimentary cocktails provided by Soto, Captain Laurence Brewing Company, and Matcha Bar. All this was happening in the Frank Gehry designed, fourth floor of 4 Times Square building the heart of Manhattan! #TheronCookArt (painting) was selected for the exhibition category "The Beauty Of Color", & was digitally displayed all night! Thank you @chashama for this incredible opportunity! Enjoy the pictures below from last night! A recap video is on my Facebook page facebook.com/theroncookart and IG @theroncook as well.

Holy Art Show!4 day art exhibiton! Opening night Thursday May 12, 2016. Frankie Velez and Savior Elmundo will be back at Cafe de la Esquina in Williamsburg curating another awesome event.

In essence, the show will highlight Latino Catholicism emerged in street art and pop expression ; the bold and vibrant colors of Latino Catholicism religion with a respectful, but artistic twist, combining elements of art culture with religious symbolism. Imagine a priest offering the wafer, which represents the body of Christ, but instead of the wafer, we see a spray can in his hand.

The portrayal of religion is art as opposed to a true representation of Catholic symbolism. It's the passion and devotion of art delivered through the passion and devotion of religion.

L.E.O. is an acronym for "Love EveryOne" This is a nonprofit organization working to educate kids & the community, on the influence of art in our everyday lives. Through L.E.O. , We have the ability not only to beautify and enhance people’s lives and environments, but also to bring them together, to inspire dialogue, to produce work that acts as a bridge between individuals, that paves the way for us to communicate with one another, to open up and share our experiences. We paint murals, public art projects, fine art canvases, & large commercial signage anywhere.

The first project of L.E.O. started this past weekend Sat. March 19th at 13th & Green Elementary School in Reading PA. Due to the size of the mural we were limited to the number of students and community kids to come help with this project but we are expecting everything to grow as we move forward. Look below for a gallery of pictures showcasing our first day creating The L.E.O. Mural project at 13th & Green Elementary School.

I #theroncookart was invited to showcase a few of my paintings at #hydraartiststudios this pass Saturday March 19th. It was Hydra's first public exhibition & this show included art works by Theron cook, Lisa Gauker, Sean Poole, Matt Deterior, Hunter Van Ormer, Matthew Mazurkiewicz, T-Bone & Aljax, Todd Geiger, Root 222, Anthony Mark, Schon Wanner, Deric Hettinger, Yenna Hill with music act by Grexin.